I was just recently looking into getting that for a winter hobby project, as well as some of the resin replacement/upgrade components made by the fan community. Seems like it would be money well spent.
Definetly money well spent. I thought about some of the upgrade parts, but this was my first big project after an eight or nine year hiatus from model building, so i figured i didn't want to be trying to cut this one up to try and add in new parts.
after seeing that model image and googling for that kit and coming across [URL="http://showcase.netins.net/web/marc111creations/PL_Enterprise_Refit_WIP_1.htm"]this real nutty guy[/URL] i have decided not to take up building those things again :p
OMG! I have no doubt that his model will look absolutely fantasic, but damn.
Sanfam, I got it off Ebay for about $60 U.S. As for model variant, I'm not sure. It was the Polar Lights Refit Constitution kit, 1/350 scale, with parts and decals for either 1701-Refit, or 1701-A.
[URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/1-350-Polar-Lights-Star-Trek-Enterprise-Refit-MISB_W0QQitemZ200267618382QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200267618382&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]Link here[/URL] for an example of box art.
New pictures: [url]http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=23522[/url]
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[url=http://www.empireonline.com/gallery/image.asp?id=30307&caption=&gallery=2115]Clearly[/url], glossy screens are still all the rage in the 23rd century.
[QUOTE=Biggles;176762][url=http://www.empireonline.com/gallery/image.asp?id=30307&caption=&gallery=2115]Clearly[/url], glossy screens are still all the rage in the 23rd century.[/QUOTE]
You have no idea, wait until you see Spock doing some zen/yoga moves to use it like the iPhone touch interface. :D
Reactions on the site are mixed. I'm More along the lines of WTF? It does keep the same general shape, but the neck being moved back just makes everything look very cramped to me, and I think the Pylons may actually be swept fowrward, which just looks silly.
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We've had irregular discussions about it in IRC for a few days now. The general concensus is "they broke it!"
And they destroyed a CG replica of one of my favorite cars EVER. Probably my favorite overall. Which makes me want to throw kirk over that ledge. After punching him in the face. or maybe punching him in the face making him fall off the ledge.
I laugh at people who complain about any changes to something. I'll just paste what I said in chat:
it is the problem when rebooting a franchise
if you make it too much the same people will think it is the same, and cry about any differences made to keep it from eing dated
and if you make it too different people will complain about it not being the same at all
We had the same issue when developing the offical unoffcial wishlist for civ 3 and 4. many made suggestions using the existing paradigm. Those who suggested more radical changes (like religion), those in the existing paradigm cried out that that would ruin the game, it wasn't civilization anymore yadayada
People want exactly what they have been given before, even if it is of lower quality (X3 --> X2 --> X1).
So it raises the question, what would you of rather seen instead?
well as much as I love Z. Quinto, I would have actually liked to see a different movie about another series, going forward like DS9 or Voyager even, this seems like a bit of a step back.. but then at the same time a connection as we grow slowly towards the date in which this series takes place... I've never liked Kirk and I doubt I will in this movie but I'll go see it cause Quinto is awesome.
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Talking about Star Trek...[/QUOTE]
:D
Patrick Stewart is the man!
Worf
(his shuttle bay is just wow.. speechless)
Sanfam, I got it off Ebay for about $60 U.S. As for model variant, I'm not sure. It was the Polar Lights Refit Constitution kit, 1/350 scale, with parts and decals for either 1701-Refit, or 1701-A.
[URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/1-350-Polar-Lights-Star-Trek-Enterprise-Refit-MISB_W0QQitemZ200267618382QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200267618382&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]Link here[/URL] for an example of box art.
You have no idea, wait until you see Spock doing some zen/yoga moves to use it like the iPhone touch interface. :D
[URL="http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/11/star-trek-first.html"]http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/11/star-trek-first.html[/URL]
Reactions on the site are mixed. I'm More along the lines of WTF? It does keep the same general shape, but the neck being moved back just makes everything look very cramped to me, and I think the Pylons may actually be swept fowrward, which just looks silly.
They should have added more chrome and Cadillac fins or the Chrysler figure head.
I've seen it already, and well, I was blown away in a new kind of way.
It's online at last!
[URL="http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek/index.html"]Link[/URL]
I saw it when I went to Quantum (another good james bond imho), I had to cover my mouth to keep me from squeeing. I am so excited. So excited.
Croxis, figured you would be posting it soon, but yeah, just a little too slow ;)
Worf
reminds me of transformers. Alot.
And they destroyed a CG replica of one of my favorite cars EVER. Probably my favorite overall. Which makes me want to throw kirk over that ledge. After punching him in the face. or maybe punching him in the face making him fall off the ledge.
Yea. Thats it.
Its one of my favorite cars too.
I think thats part of why I love that car so much.
Ok probably just coincidence.
NO NEED TO HALLUCINATE!
Oh wait, that's Cloverfield. Someone pointed the 1080p link at the wrong place...
it is the problem when rebooting a franchise
if you make it too much the same people will think it is the same, and cry about any differences made to keep it from eing dated
and if you make it too different people will complain about it not being the same at all
We had the same issue when developing the offical unoffcial wishlist for civ 3 and 4. many made suggestions using the existing paradigm. Those who suggested more radical changes (like religion), those in the existing paradigm cried out that that would ruin the game, it wasn't civilization anymore yadayada
People want exactly what they have been given before, even if it is of lower quality (X3 --> X2 --> X1).
So it raises the question, what would you of rather seen instead?